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'The wedding was played in Texas and Kazakhstan': how an American and a Kazakh woman started a family in Astana

American Brandon Brock and Kazakh Saule Doshchanova met in Astana and had two weddings - in Kazakhstan and Texas. They told the portal Weproject.media about how they created an international family and what surprises the older generation in the native country for Saule, where the couple lives.

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Brandon is 33 years old and his hometown is El Paso, Texas. In Kazakhstan, he works as an instructor at a writing center. Saula is 30 years old, she was born in the city of Kostanay. Works as a French language instructor.

Brandon arrived in Astana in August 2015 and that same year, on Christmas, he met Saule at a local bar. They met and began to communicate. Saule just returned to her homeland from France, where she studied. In September, she started working at a French school. On that day, at the bar, the girl met with friends. According to her, when she was already leaving, Brandon ran out to get her phone number.

“Saule was the first girl we started communicating with in Astana. And we started dating in May 2016,” says Brandon.

In 2018, Saule met her American boyfriend's parents and spent the summer with them. According to her, the girl by that time realized that the relationship was already ripe for such a step as meeting her family, and she was glad of that. Brandon, on the other hand, traveled to a village near Kostanay to meet with his beloved family.

“There were a lot of guests and food there. Grandmother Saule cooked horse meat all the time, despite the fact that I was full. It was an interesting experience,” he says.

Brandon talked about how he proposed to his beloved.

“I decided I wanted to marry her. I realized that she is the one I want to be with. I thought about this for a month and decided that I would propose in a park near the waterfront. But on this day she had plans - she had lunch with an old friend. I suggested meeting later and going for a walk, but the walk took too long, and Saule came up with a friend. I thought the plans had fallen through. But I decided, got down on one knee and proposed,” he admits.

“My friend reacted before me: she screamed and started recording on video. I didn’t expect this,” says Saule.

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The couple had two weddings, not counting the official wedding in Astana - the couple registered the relationship so that Saule could go with her husband to America. Then in 2019, the event was celebrated twice: in June in Texas, and in July in Kostanay.

“We didn’t do a betashar, we didn’t call a show ballet, and we didn’t have an entertainment program, which is usually the case at weddings. We just shared this moment with our family,” said Saule.

“But we had some traditional things: beshbarmak, songs and three-hour toasts. It was a fun wedding - we danced and played a lot,” says her husband.

In Texas, the young couple had an outdoor wedding with a musical group, they danced, ate and socialized a lot, there was a bar and a time for cocktails.

“American weddings are freer. No one tells you when to dance, eat or play. Then after a while the cake is brought out and the newlyweds cut it,” says the couple.

About family

Brandon and Saule love to travel and have already visited ten countries together. Saule's favorite country is France. The girl lived there for a long time and calls it her second home. Her husband admits that he likes to visit inexpensive countries.

“I don’t really like Western European countries, although Germany is cool and I’m half German myself. I love Vietnam, Ukraine, Lithuania, Eastern European countries,” says Brandon.

The couple have two cats.

“When we travel, we leave them with friends on campus. We work in the same School of Natural, Social and Human Sciences, but in different departments,” shares Saule.

The couple love to ride bicycles together. Brandon assembled his bike in Texas and brought it to Kazakhstan. And Saule has his own mountain bike.

Brandon and Saule try to be environmentally friendly, recycle waste and recycle plastic. Saule grows a mini-garden.

Brandon admits that he loves to cook, looking for unusual recipes.

“We don’t have a wife who does everything around the house and also cooks,” he says. — We do the cleaning together. For example, she likes to keep the floors clean, but I prefer to have everything organized and everything in its place.

“When I was with her grandmother, she didn’t allow me to do anything, it made me feel uncomfortable,” he adds.

“Grandma is still shocked that Brandon sometimes cooks while I sit on the couch,” admits Saule.

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About the city

Brandon has lived in Texas all his life, and this is his first experience of living elsewhere.

“I like where I am now. The city has changed a lot in the five years I've been here. Once upon a time, the university campus was the end of the city, there was nothing beyond. There were only stadiums nearby. To shop, you had to call a taxi and go to Keruen or another shopping center. Now everything has changed, many restaurants and cafes have appeared nearby,” he shares.

Saule says that at first she didn’t like where she lived, “everything seemed artificial, there were only buildings and that’s all.” But, according to her, now she likes living in Astana more and more. I like that people have become more and more interested in music and art. Various venues for creativity and many local musicians are appearing.

Brandon likes the local Botanical Gardens. Cycle paths have appeared there, and the couple often spend time there. And also in the cafe where their first date took place and where Saule's grandmother first met Brandon.

“When I arrived, the first difficulty was the language. Back then they spoke less English, but now the situation is better,” says the American.

“At first I felt a difference in the food. In Texas, where I'm from, most of the food is Mexican and spicy. When I came here, I realized that there is nothing spicy in Kazakh cuisine. And I had to change my eating habits. It’s hard to find Mexican food here,” he adds.

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